Re[2]: netgraph questions on ng_tee, ng_iface, ng_socket

From: Andrew Riabtsev (resident_at_b-o.ru)
Date: 01/20/04

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    Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:45:34 +0300
To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@cell.sick.ru>

    GS> On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 11:48:44AM +0300, Andrew Riabtsev wrote:
    A>> >> Connecting ng_iface:inet and ng_ether:upper/lower do nothing, well, it
    A>> >> do something but not what you are waiting for, i think.
    A>>
    A>> DN> i know, hence was asking if there was something i could do, even if it
    A>> DN> meant writing an extension to ng_ether to create a new netgraph type.
    A>>
    A>> You could try to write netgraph module that makes same thing with
    A>> packets and frame as functions ether_(input/output) in
    A>> net/if_ethersubr.c. Thats all that come in my mind.

    GS> Isn't ng_etf(4) the one you need?

    As i undestand this module just filters packets, using values in
    ethernet header, but Dinesh need something that add ethernet header to ip
    packet in one direction and stript ip-packet from ethernet frame in
    other direction. 

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 Andrew                            mailto:resident@b-o.ru
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